Black Ops Escalation’s zombie level stars Buffy and Freddy Krueger

The trailer for the new zombie level in the Escalation DLC, ‘Call Of The Dead’, has gone up on YouTube – and reveals that the level stars
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Danny Trejo and has a cameo from zombie overlord George Romero.

The zombie level stars the pretty goddamn awesome line-up of Buffy star Gellar, Machete star Trejo alongside Robert ‘Freddy Krueger’ Englund and Walking Dead star Michael Rooker – who both provide the voices and have been digitally recreated in the game. They’re all playable characters, apparently.

In addition, it also features a cameo from the godfather of the modern zombie movie, Night Of The Living Dead director George Romero – apparently appearing as himself – who Black Ops director Dave Anthony described as an ‘inspiration’.

Danny Trejo in Black Ops Escalation’s zombie level Call Of The Dead: note the beautiful rendering of his moustache

Anthony added, excitedly: ‘It was an absolute honour to work with such an amazing and talented cast whose passion and energy brought their characters instantly to life. Fans are going to love this.’

‘We set out to create an exciting new zombie experience for fans of the genre that takes Zombies to an insane new level,’ burbled Treyarch’s Studio Head Mark Lamia.

In addition to Call Of The Dead, Escalation also features four new map packs named ‘Hotel’, ‘Zoo’, ‘Stockpile’ and ‘Convoy’. Escalation is out on Xbox Live on May 3, with PS3 and PC releases probably following along at some point in the future.